Critically about how data and reports from large- scale

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Understanding and Interpreting Education Data

Assessment Report: Critical Analysis of Educational Data

Learning Outcome 1: Critically analyse and interpret reports on large- scale educational data.
Learning Outcome 2: Evaluate the uses and limitations of large- scale educational data and research within complex educational settings.

Context:
This assessment task requires you to critically analyse and evaluate a large-scale educational study. You will write a report of your critical analysis that examines the purposes, methods, data, conclusions and recommendations that are presented in the study. Then you will evaluate the limitations and uses of the outcomes of the study for two different educational contexts. This task enables you to think critically about how data and reports from large- scale educational studies are used (and misused) and applied within different educational contexts.

Instructions:

How to prepare for this task:
To complete this assessment task, you will select a large-scale educational study to critically analyse and evaluate. Finding an appropriate, detailed report of the study will be important. Some examples of large-scale educational studies that you could analyse are:
TIMSS, PIRLS, PISA and NAPLAN. The reports from these studies are publicly available on the Internet, and the report(s) should provide you with enough information to do this assignment. If you would like to analyse a different study, you should discuss your ideas with your online facilitator to ensure that it is appropriate for this assessment task.

As you analyse the report from your large-scale study, you should consider the different elements of the study. When you read the report(s), it is important to note:
the aims, purposes and scope of the study
the type of sampling and a description of the participants
methods that were used to gather the data, including information about the test or survey
how the data were analysed and presented
the results that are reported
application of the test outcomes for two different contexts and
implications and recommendations that are included in the report.

As you read, pose questions and think critically about each element. If possible, it can be helpful to highlight relevant parts, as well as annotate your ideas and questions on the report itself, so that you can come back to it. It is important to question each component of the report from your large-scale study. This will aid you in understanding the limitations and strengths of the study.

Once you have analysed the report of the large-scale study, consider two different educational contexts. For example, you might choose a primary school and a pre-service teacher education course at a university. Briefly describe the contexts and weigh up the uses and limitations of the large-scale study findings for these two different contexts.

You will need to support your ideas with theory and literature. You will also need to demonstrate your understanding of the readings and skills that you have developed in the first three modules. Your referencing and citations should be APA 6th Edition.
What you will need to write:

Your assessment task should be structured as a report:
Introduction & Background: Introduce the purpose of your report and the study that you selected. Provide the reader with essential background information about the study (e.g. domain(s) or area of research, aims, purposes and scope).

The Study Methods: Describe and interrogate the study methods used to collect the data (e.g. how the participants were selected (characteristics and sampling; the test and conditions for testing; etc.).

Critical Discussion: Critically discuss the reported results of the study and findings in the reports (e.g. what information is included in the results and discussions? Is this information reliable? Are there any problems with it? What information may have been excluded?).
Evaluation: Select two specific contexts to evaluate the uses and limitations of the findings from the report you read.

Context 1 - Briefly explain relevant features of the context, and from that, the uses and limitations of the study for the context.

Context 2 - Briefly explain relevant features of the context, and from that, the uses and limitations of the study for the context.

Conclusions: Include your conclusions about the study and the extent to which the findings can apply to different educational contexts.
References: Use APA 6th Edition for all referencing and citations.

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